Software-Industry veteran Dean Leffingwell, the author of Agile Software Requirements, originally called the SAFe framework the “Agile Enterprise Big Picture.” The “Big Picture” described how to leverage existing agile frameworks such as Lean, Kanban, Scrum, and XP —and apply them at the Team, Program, and Portfolio.
Software-Industry veteran Dean Leffingwell, the author of Agile Software Requirements, originally called the SAFe framework the “Agile Enterprise Big Picture.” The “Big Picture” described how to leverage existing agile frameworks such as Lean, Kanban, Scrum, and XP —and apply them at the Team, Program, and Portfolio.
SAFe builds on Agile’s foundation of principles and values by providing specific guidance for scaling in large, complex, distributed, or high-compliance settings SAFe extends Agile principles from the team level to teams of Agile teams and portfolios, creating efficiencies and linking company strategy to execution